New politics - F Fitzgerald gives 3 times lottery money to her own constituency as whole of Cork

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New politics - F Fitzgerald gives 3 times lottery money to her own constituency as whole of Cork

The Sunday Times reports today that Minister for Children Frances Fitzgerald has allocated 14% of the total lottery funding distributed last year by her department to Dublin Mid West. Coincidentally no doubt, this happens to be her own constituency.

Approximately €70k of the department's budget of €500k went to Fitzgerald's constituency. In contrast, the whole
of Cork received €19k.

The ST also reports that Fitzgerald allocated a disproportionately large share of lottery funding to DMW in 2011.

Obviously if this was a FFer doing this we would know that it was purely stroke politics. But, given the self-evident fact that FGers are a morally and ethically purer species than their rivals, what was possibly explain this lavishing of funds in the Minister's own back yard?

The Sunday Times reports today that Minister for Children Frances Fitzgerald has allocated 14% of the total lottery funding distributed last year by her department to Dublin Mid West. Coincidentally no doubt, this happens to be her own constituency.

Approximately €70k of the department's budget of €500k went to Fitzgerald's constituency. In contrast, the whole
of Cork received €19k.

The ST also reports that Fitzgerald allocated a disproportionately large share of lottery funding to DMW in 2011.

Obviously if this was a FFer doing this we would know that it was purely stroke politics. But, given the self-evident fact that FGers are a morally and ethically purer species than their rivals, what was possibly explain this lavishing of funds in the Minister's own back yard?

I look forward to serried ranks of combine harvesters and fleets of trawlers appearing on the horizon shortly.

Cry your hardest now, it opens the lungs, washes the countenance, exercises the eyes and softens down the temper. So cry away.

I've lost any hope of the current government engaging in "new" politics; probably the turning point was a FG supporter on here telling me formal interviews for political appointees would be a waste of money depending on the salary involved, and a Labour Councillor saying he believed a minister simply picking who to appoint over a proper application process was more transparent and open.

But remember, the Irish people are to be castigated for having "short memories" when polls show a FF recovery; it's nothing to do with the bucket of sh*t presented to them by the current government.

Based purely on population, Dublin Mid West would be entitled to about 3% of total funding.

But it's been acknowledged for a decade that this constituency - which includes Lucan and Adamstown - has radically higher needs for childcare support than (for example) any of the Cork constituencies.

On that basis, isn't it right that DMW should get above its 3% share? I'm not defending the 14% figure, but what do people think the fair share should be?

Based purely on population, Dublin Mid West would be entitled to about 3% of total funding.

But it's been acknowledged for a decade that this constituency - which includes Lucan and Adamstown - has radically higher needs for childcare support than (for example) any of the Cork constituencies.

On that basis, isn't it right that DMW should get above its 3% share? I'm not defending the 14% figure, but what do people think the fair share should be?

Can you expand on that?

Cry your hardest now, it opens the lungs, washes the countenance, exercises the eyes and softens down the temper. So cry away.

The Sunday Times reports today that Minister for Children Frances Fitzgerald has allocated 14% of the total lottery funding distributed last year by her department to Dublin Mid West. Coincidentally no doubt, this happens to be her own constituency.

Approximately €70k of the department's budget of €500k went to Fitzgerald's constituency. In contrast, the whole
of Cork received €19k.

The ST also reports that Fitzgerald allocated a disproportionately large share of lottery funding to DMW in 2011.

Obviously if this was a FFer doing this we would know that it was purely stroke politics. But, given the self-evident fact that FGers are a morally and ethically purer species than their rivals, what was possibly explain this lavishing of funds in the Minister's own back yard?

This is positively Fr.Fintan-Stack-esque.

More political strokes from FG - the party that gave us Dicey Reilly.

Last edited by Analyzer; 3rd February 2013 at 03:25 PM.

Coveney's ambition is the be Ireland's next EU Commissar and Ireland will pay a price as he builds his CV to position himself sufficiently loyal to the nEU empire.

Neither of those constituencies have seen anything like the sort of radical population increases that west Dublin has seen in the last 5 years. Of the top 10 districts with the highest population increases, 3 were in west Dublin, and another 3 were in Fingal. None of the top 10 were in Cork.